TERRESTRIAL NAVIGATION

The course is divided into seven chapters consisting of (1) Mathematics for the navigator - use of logarithms and trigonometry functions; (2) Mathematics for the navigator - speed, time and distance; (3) Compass corrections; (4) Bearings and piloting; (5) Vertical sextant angles; (6) The sailings; (7) Practical chart work. Recommended reading for this course is outlined for each chapter using Dutton's "Navigation and Piloting" and Bowditch's "American Practical Navigator".

• Corporate Authors:

  Seamen's Church Institute of New York

  15 State Street
  New York, NY  United States  10004
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 88 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Navigation; Pilotage; Ship crews; Training; Training programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Crew training (Deck); Licensed personnel training; Training courses (Navigation)
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138677
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Seamen's Church Institute of New York
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1976 12:00AM